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Monday, August 10, 2015

New York

A judge last week awarded Silvia Gonzalez, 49, and her daughter, both nail salon workers, more than $200,000 in wages owed and other damages.
Uli Seit for The New York Times

A judge last week awarded Silvia Gonzalez, 49, and her daughter, both nail salon workers, more than $200,000 in wages owed and other damages.

The requirement is the latest in a series of reforms Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has introduced to address worker exploitation in nail salons.

Prostitution Charge Dropped in Case an Albany Journalist Called Retaliation

The investigators editor at the Albany Times Union, J. Robert Port, said the 2012 raid at a spa his wife owned was done in retaliation for articles critical of the police.

An Eviction to Make Way for an Ex-Convict’s Return

An ex-convict is fighting to return to the Manhattan apartment he had lived in for decades. But someone else lives there.

3 Men Are in Custody in a String of Rapes and Robberies

Three women who posted ads to Backpage.com looking to exchange sex for money were raped and robbed in similar attacks in New York this summer.

A 12-Year-Old Girl, a Rape and a Bronx Neighborhood Left Unsettled

The unsolved sexual assault case has frustrated investigators and disturbed residents of the West Farms community, who say they cannot abide this crime.

Cuomo Says Hudson Tunnels Need Grants, Not Loans to States, From U.S.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said a meeting proposed by the federal transportation secretary would be pointless if the United States insisted that New York and New Jersey had to pay back loans to start a tunnel project.

Celebrating Dominican Pride
The Working Life
Pregnant Officer Denied Chance to Take Sergeant’s Exam Fights Back

Officer Akema Thompson was recovering from childbirth on the day of the exam, but officials said her request for a makeup test was “not approvable.” The city settled her discrimination case last month.

Grace Notes
A Hive of Activity Atop the Barclays Center

Three acres of sedum plants added to the roof of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last month briefly attracted a swarm of bees.

Andrew Gregory and Casey McIntyre: A YouTube Comedy Star and the Woman Who Keeps Him Laughing

The couple’s relationship has played out like a screwball romantic comedy set in Brooklyn.

City Room
What’s Your Secret to a Long Life? Tell Us in a Video

The Times is asking readers to submit a 15-second video of a person age 85 and older answering that age-old question.

Grace Notes
A Hive of Activity Atop the Barclays Center

Three acres of sedum plants added to the roof of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last month briefly attracted a swarm of bees.

Around New York

Sean Price, Rapper With Deep Brooklyn Roots, Dies at 43

In the mid-1990s, under the name Ruck, Mr. Price was part of the duo Heltah Skeltah, which in turn was part of the extended Brooklyn crew Boot Camp Clik.

K-Pop Fans Swoon During East Coast KCON

Fans flocked to the East Coast debut of KCON, a one-day festival for all things hallyu, the Korean wave of culture sweeping into the West.

‘Rocky Horror’ at Lincoln Center, With Headphones

Viewing of the 40-year-old cult film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” continues to evolve, with a “silent” screening in Damrosch Park.

Exclusive

Upper West Side Townhouse for $29 Million

A granite-and-iron-spot-brick townhouse, with terra-cotta embellishments and distinctive millwork inside, is poised to enter the market at $29 million.

Metropolitan

Linda Sarsour Is a Brooklyn Homegirl in a Hijab

Mixing street smarts, activism and her Muslim identity, Linda Sarsour has become a political force and is setting her sights on New York’s City Council.

New York High School Students Trade Skyscrapers for Big Sky

Six teenagers who had never been west of Chicago won grants to visit a reserve in Montana, where they met bison and learned how to roast marshmallows.

New York Panorama

Every Sunday in the Metropolitan section, a photographer offers a new slice of New York.

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The Times's Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts takes an inside look at the most compelling articles in Sunday’s Times at 10 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. on Sundays, on NY1 News.

Guests this week include state attorney general, Eric Schneiderman; Linda Sarsour of the Arab-American Association; Sherie Rene Scott and Dick Scanlan of "Whorl Inside a Loop;" and The Times's Amy Chozick, Alan Feuer, Michael Barbaro and Michael Grynbaum.

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    Sunday
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    Monday
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    Side Street
    David Gonzalez
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    James Barron
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    James Barron
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    Matt A.V. Chaban
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